54 



AMERICAN RtJLES, 



Tceep a record of all such cards issued. In the absence of the Secretary, the 

 Chief Executive Officer of the Association on the crounds of a slioot, sliall 

 issue sucli card to any member wlio has not obtained one, and malie a dupli- 

 cate tliereof, to be forwarded to the Secretary. 



If the permanent handicap is changed by the Executive Committee, the 

 old card shall be surrendered at the time of issuing the new one. 



A permanent handicap sliall not be changed during a shooting contest. 



When a shooter is called to the score, he shall show his Handicap Card 

 to the scorer (who willraarlv the handicap on the score book), and also to the 

 referee. 



Shooters must provide tliemselves with Handicap Cards before going to the 



The Chief Executive Officer shall countersign all Handicap Cards issued by 

 tl)e Secretary. At the beginning of a tournament, shooters shall present their 

 cards to the Executive Omcer to be countersigned. , 



KULE 47. Pigeon Cards.— The Secretary shall provide the Chief Executive 

 Officer with "Pigeon Cards," which for hve pigeons, shall bear the numbers 

 from one to twenty, inclusive, and shall be sold by the Executive Officer for $5; 

 and vvhicli. for clay pigeons or other artificial targets, shall be numbered from 

 one to thirty-three inclusive, and shall be sold for $1.50. The same shall bear 

 tlie signature of the Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer. The scorer 

 will punch these before the pigeons are used. All shooters must provide them- 

 selves witli their respective cards before going to the ocore, and unused por- 

 tions thereof will be redeemed at the rate at wnich they were issued. 



Kuij; 48. Winners' Cards.— At the conclusion of each match, the scorer 

 shall announce the winners, and shall fill out a card containing date, place and 

 number of the match, name of the winner, whether 1st 2d, or 3d, etc., number 

 of entries, amount of entrance fee, percentage to bed ducted, and sign it as 

 scorer. The winner shall present it to the Executive Officer, who, after adding 

 the Temporary Handicap to his record card, shall thereupon pay the amount 

 stated, and make a record of it in his minute book. A ly complaint as to the 

 amount stated must be made before receiving payme at. These cards must 

 subsequently be transmitted by the Executive Omcer to the Secretary, 



ART. XI.— PROHIBITION.S AND FINES 



Rule 49. ProMMftwis.—None but members shall shoot in any contest, 

 unless otherwise announced in the special rules by the Executive Committee. 



Rule 50. Wire Cartridges Pronibited.—Vfhe cartridges and concentra- 

 tors are, on the ground of safety, strictly prohibited; dlso the admixture of 

 dust, grease, oil, or any other substance to the shot. 



Rule 51. Muzzle-Loaders Prohibited.— On the ground of safety, and for 

 the general convenience of the shooters, muzzle loaders are prohibited. 



Rule 52. Fines.— A fine of one dollar, to be added to the purses, shall be 

 rigidly exacted for any of the following acts of negligence:— 



A. Pointing a gun at any one under any circumstances. 



B. Firing off a gun, except when the shooter has been called to shoot, and 

 is at the score. 



C. Closing a gun with cartridge in before arriving at the score, or point- 

 ing toward the shooter or spectators when in the act of closing it. 



D. Quitting the score without extracting a loaded cartridge unfired. 



E. Having a loaded gun anywhere on the ground, except when at the 

 score. 



Rule 53. Fines for Boisterous Wrangling.— Shoukl any contestant attempt 

 to take any undue advantage of a shooter when at the score, in order to cause 

 him to lose a bird, or should any contestant create or participate in any dis- 

 turbance, or loud, boisterous wrangling during a shoot, .he shall l^e fined not 

 less than $5, or expelled from the Association, in the manner provided for In 

 the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Rule 54. Bribery— Any shooter convicted of an attempt to Ijaibe, or in 

 any manner Influence the trappers, judges, scorers, referee or pullers, shall be 

 barred from all further contests during the tournament, and. shall be expelled 

 from the Association. 



